Book: The Crucible Author: Arthur Miller Title: The Crucible - Motives of the Young Women

"The Crucible: Motives of the Young Women"
In the early 1900's, witchcraft was a very serious issue, all considering that those caught practicing it would be put to death by being hanged. From this controversial time, comes a story, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. It parallels the times of the McCarthy era. The hunt for communism and for communists of that time can compare to the witch-hunts in the book.
In The Crucible the group of girls, led by Tituba and Abigail that were caught dancing naked in the woods which were allegedly accused of practicing witchcraft, were never bewitched. The…